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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man tell Amelia she will find in the house?
(a) Her inheritance.
(b) Death.
(c) Her future husband.
(d) A lost treasure.

2. When he returns to the car and finds the man gone, what does the narrator find?
(a) A gun and a wad of money.
(b) The typescript of his paper and a book about zombies.
(c) The typescript of his paper and a hotel reservation in New Orleans.
(d) The man's clothes, with no sign of their owner.

3. In 'Forbidden Brides...' what draws Amelia toward the house?
(a) A strange unearthly glow coming from the basement.
(b) The sound of haunting music on the air.
(c) A single light flickering in the topmost room.
(d) A signpost pointing down a track in the woods.

4. What does the ghost boy tell Runt his name is?
(a) Dearly.
(b) Donald.
(c) Max.
(d) He doesn't tell him his name.

5. In October's story, who first nicknames the boy Runt, and why?
(a) His parents name him Runt, because he is their least favorite child.
(b) He names himself Runt, to show that he doesn't care what others say about him.
(c) His brothers name him Runt, because he is younger, smaller and weaker than them.
(d) His teacher names him Runt after a character from a book who was small and weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. After following the path away from the river, what does Runt come to?

2. Who suddenly turns up in the young writer's house?

3. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?

4. In The Faery Reel, what does the narrator say the 'brown boys' will do with his heart?

5. What does the woman from the bar say happened to a young man in New Orleans?

(see the answer key)

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